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“traigan” and “traigas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,728
“traigan” frequency rank
#33,359
“traigas” frequency rank
46087
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature traigan traigas
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de traer o de traerse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de traer o de traerse.

Where the eye mixes traigan and traigas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. traigan and traigas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
traigan
7 ch
traigas

Visual trap between traigan and traigas

A purely visual mix-up. traigan ([ˈt̪ɾajɣ̞ãn]) and traigas ([ˈt̪ɾajɣ̞as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - n in “traigan” becomes s in “traigas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

traigan is recorded at frequency rank #12,728, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾajɣ̞ãn]. traigas is at rank #33,359, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾajɣ̞as].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 46087, this pair ranks #127,751 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of traigan vs traigas

Shared letters: agirt. Private to "traigan": n. Private to "traigas": s.

"traigan" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC  ·  "traigas" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • traigan ← rtaigan · tarigan · tragian · traiagn · traigann · traiggan · traigna · triagan
  • traigas ← rtaigas · tarigas · tragias · traiags · traigass · traiggas · traigsa · triagas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "traigan" and "traigas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈt̪ɾajɣ̞ãn] versus [ˈt̪ɾajɣ̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "traigan" or "traigas"?
"traigan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,728 in our Spanish list, against #33,359 for "traigas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "traigan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "traigas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #127,751 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "traigan" and "traigas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "traigas vs trizas". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #127,751 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list